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bit_4l commented on How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)   simonwillison.net/2024/Se... · Posted by u/babelfish
gleventhal · a year ago
I don't have the energy for an intellectual debate, but personally, I have the sense that Youtube is net bad for the world and the monetization of Youtube has incentivized and amplified mediocrity, stupidity, and social decay.

I don't follow or watch Mr Beast videos, but from what I've seen, they are largely driven by a money fetish and as far as "creativity", it feels on par with the more boring "What would you rather" conversations I had in middle school.

Maybe he has unlocked the key to virality by vigorously analyzing data, but looking at his videos, at a glance, it seems to more be formulaic, predictable, and simply having an actual budget that sets it apart (if it is actually set apart, as I find it hard to tell how much of it is others copying his work versus hius work being unoriginal).

bit_4l · a year ago
I would disagree on the net bad for the world, or at least be skeptical about it. Personally, Youtube was my life changing tool which I used to learn almost everything essential to my career and personal development, and I would assume lots of others would be the same. The type of content it recommends goes with the type of content you interacted with in the past. It just a tool and it matters how you use it
bit_4l commented on Google Begins Testing Extension Manifest V3 in Chrome Canary   bleepingcomputer.com/news... · Posted by u/rahuldottech
bit_4l · 6 years ago
I found Brave more trustworthy than Chrome and better usability than Firefox. Just made a switch to it.
bit_4l commented on Using Firefox for a faster, calmer and distraction-free internet   marko.fyi/firefox/... · Posted by u/markosaric
dguo · 6 years ago
The post briefly mentions multi-account containers[1]. I have loved using them and regard them as a killer feature for Firefox. Very few websites support account switching. Google is probably the best example, and even then, I don't really want to log in to both my personal and work Gmail within the same session. But containers effectively and cleanly enable multiple sessions for all websites.

Like tabs so many years ago, it's the kind of feature that seems obvious in retrospect. I can't think of a hard technical reason why we couldn't have had container tabs a long time ago. I hope mobile and desktop OSes will one day implement the same feature for apps/programs.

Whoever was involved in coming up with the idea and with implementing it, thank you!

[1]: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/containers

bit_4l · 6 years ago
Didn’t know Firefox has this ability, it’s the reason why I have to stuck with Chrome ever since. Couples of click to switch profile and that’s it.
bit_4l commented on Wunderlist founder wants to buy his app back from Microsoft   venturebeat.com/2019/09/0... · Posted by u/mpweiher
bit_4l · 6 years ago
It sucks seeing MS kills Wunderlist. I’m always a huge fan of it. Simple, intuitive.
bit_4l commented on Brave Becomes the Most Downloaded Web Browser in Japan   usethebitcoin.com/brave-b... · Posted by u/UTBUTB
fasicle · 6 years ago
Seeing 'Yahoo! Mail' at number 3 on that list is interesting, didn't realise many people still used it
bit_4l · 6 years ago
In Japan, Yahoo is still among the champions.
bit_4l commented on Curated List of Remote Jobs   twitter.com/list_remote... · Posted by u/dimatall
bit_4l · 6 years ago
Isn't it what https://remoteok.io does?
bit_4l commented on Jack Dorsey’s account was hacked   theverge.com/2019/8/30/20... · Posted by u/minimaxir
bit_4l · 6 years ago
If it’s that easy to hack Jack’s Twitter account then we should think twice about its safety. Sounded like a joke.
bit_4l commented on At Booming Toptal, No Stock for Employees or Investors   theinformation.com/articl... · Posted by u/artfulhippo
throaway5983 · 6 years ago
You're assuming that this was a rational, conscious decision on his part. I've had some dealings with him that would lead me to conclude that this is just his personal inclination. He threatened me & my company over a wholly imagined transgression (and ceased completely when our attorney asked for documentation).

Believe me or not, the main point is that working backwards from behavior to the thought process that led to it is a difficult if not impossible endeavor, and there's no reason to assume rationality in the absence of information to the contrary. I wouldn't draw any great lessons from this particular situation.

bit_4l · 6 years ago
Off topic but what an username!

u/bit_4l

KarmaCake day116December 18, 2017View Original